Niskayuna High School
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| Niskayuna High School | |
| Location | |
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| 1626 Balltown Road Niskayuna, NY 12309 USA |
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| Information | |
| Principal | John Rickert |
| Enrollment |
1,469 |
| Type | Public |
| Color(s) | Red and silver |
| Established | 1954 |
| Information | (518) 382-2511 |
| Athletics | Silver Warriors |
| Homepage | http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/nhs/ |
Niskayuna High School is a secondary school in Niskayuna, New York.[citation needed]
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[edit] Academics
In 2006, Newsweek's annually "America's Best High Schools" ranking rated Niskayuna High School as the 792nd best High School in the United States, with an index (total Advanced Placement Exams taken in 2005 divided by total number of graduating seniors) of 1.260.[1] Niskayuna High School was a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1983.
For the Class of 2005, 94% of all graduating seniors attended college after graduating from Niskayuna.[2]
[edit] Athletics
There are currently 35 sports offered at Niskayuna including:
Fall Sports- Volleyball (M/F), Cheerleading (F), Crew (M/F), Cross Country (M/F), Field Hockey (F), Football (M), Golf (M), Soccer (M/F), Swimming/Diving (F), Tennis (F)
Winter Sports- Basketball (M/F), Bowling (M/F), Cheerleading (F), Ice Hockey (M), Ski - Alpine (M/F), Swimming/Diving (M), Track - Indoor (M/F), Wrestling (M)
Spring Sports- Baseball (M), Crew (M/F), Lacrosse (M/F), Softball (F), Tennis (M), Track (M/F)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jeff Blatnick, a wrestler who won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics and is currently a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.[3]
- Andy Bloom, an Olympic athlete competing in the shot put.[4]
- Kevin Burns, American TV Director
- André Davis, a current wide receiver for the Houston Texans (traded from the Buffalo Bills on April 12, 2007) in the NFL.
- James Howe, prominent author of children's literature.
- Ron Rivest, a cryptographer and MIT Computer Science professor, most famous for his part in the development of the RSA algorithm, for which he and his co-developers won a Turing Award.
- Jillian Shanebrook, who became a well-known model in Indonesia and wrote Model: Life Behind the Makeup.[5][6]
- Elizabeth Rosner, popular fiction writer, author of The Speed of Light[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Kantrowitz, Barbara. "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools", Newsweek, 2002-05-16, pp. 8. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Niskayuna High School 2005-2006 Profile (PDF). Niskayuna High School. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Jeff Blatnick. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Andy Bloom. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Suchowolec, Laura. "Jillian Shanebrook ’91 goes from ’geek to chic’", The Times Union, 2002-07-21. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Jillian Shanebrook,. Model: Life Behind the Makeup. Blue Bali Editions. ISBN 0-615-12050-4.
- ^ http://www.elizabethrosner.com/content/author.asp Elizabeth Rosner
